GRE Word List

RIDDLE

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum

The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.

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WordMeaning
queruloushabitually complaining
boona timely benefit : blessing
cerebrationto use the mind : think
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
repudiateto refuse to accept
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains